Prudential Financial quarterly earnings rise

AnaCampoy

SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Prudential Financial Inc.
PRU, -0.44%
after Wednesday's closing bell reported fourth-quarter net earnings for its financial services businesses of $893 million, or $1.88 a share, compared with $377 million, or 78 cents a share, in the same period last year, as revenue rose. Excluding realized investment gains and losses, among other items, the life insurance and annuity company said earnings came in $791 million, or $1.67 a share, vs. $524 million, or $1.06 a share, last year. Revenue rose 12% to $6.55 billion from $5.85 billion. The company was expected to earn $1.52 a share, on revenue of $6.23 billion, according to analysts polled by Thomson Financial. Prudential lifted its 2007 per-share earnings outlook to $6.80 to $7, excluding items, from its prior view of $6.60 to $6.80.

Intraday Data provided by SIX Financial Information and subject to terms of use.
Historical and current end-of-day data provided by SIX Financial Information. Intraday data
delayed per exchange requirements. S&P/Dow Jones Indices (SM) from Dow Jones & Company, Inc.
All quotes are in local exchange time. Real time last sale data provided by NASDAQ. More
information on NASDAQ traded symbols and their current financial status. Intraday
data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and 20 minutes for other exchanges. S&P/Dow Jones Indices (SM)
from Dow Jones & Company, Inc. SEHK intraday data is provided by SIX Financial Information and is
at least 60-minutes delayed. All quotes are in local exchange time.